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Samuel 11- Saul’s Victory Over the Ammonites
When
Saul asked the people to come and linked his name with Samuel’s name, the
people came. They also came because they were afraid of Saul and fearful of
what the Ammonites might do to them.
Saul
divided his men into three companies. Then the Israelites went after the
Ammonites and killed and scattered them so badly that not two of them were left
together, Each Ammonite that survived fled by himself.
At
first there was some resistance in Saul being king, the victory over the
Ammonites took care of the resistance. Now all of Israel accepted Saul as king.
It
is one thing to have authority and ability, but something else to prove
yourself a leader. People respond to a crisis in different ways; some give in,
some give up, Saul responded with anger and action and rallied the people for
battle.
God
empowered Saul to fight the battle and win. He had stature as well as authority.
He had proved himself a leader. He gave God the glory and did not use his
success and authority as weapons to attack his own people.
We
all face a crisis in our life at one time or another. God permits these crises
to strengthen our faith. We need to use the victories over our crisis to give
God the glory and to help others.
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